We set out to explore Australia and not limit ourselves, but also to live simply and enjoy the things we really like doing. Following is a summary of the trip in numbers:
Date Left: 12 February 2017 ; Date Returned: 1 October 2017
No. of Days: 232 (33 weeks, 7.7 months)

Average daytime temp: 26 deg (Guess) ; Hottest day: 35.7 deg (Cooinda- Yellow Water, NT) ; Coldest morning: 1.9 deg (Trephina Gorge, NT) ; Wettest Day: 23.6 mm (Cairns, QLD)

Accommodation: Total No. of Nights: 232 ; Caravan Parks: 86 ; Retreat Style: 49 ; Friends and Family: 34 ; National Parks: 27 ; Free Camps: 25 ; Motels: 6 ; Roadhouse: 3 ; Boat: 2
Average Cost per night: $25.13
Best Free Camp: Uluru by Sunrise, NT
Best NP Camp: Wollomombi Falls, NSW or Platypus Flats, Nymboida NP, NSW or Fortesque Bay, TAS
Best Retreat Style: Left of Field, Mt Field NP, TAS or Platypus Bush Camp, Eungella NP, QLD

Driving: Total kilometres: 28,755 km ; Average KM per Day: 123.94 km per day ; Litres of Diesel: 3890.59 Litres ; Most Expensive Diesel: 183.9 c/L (Kulgera, NT) ; Cheapest Diesel: 120.9 c/L (Ayr, QLD) ; Diesel cost per Day: $23.02

Top 5 Longest Driving Days (km):
711 (Wyangala Dam to Melbourne) ; 655 (Fraser Island to Roma, QLD) ; 610 (Banka Banka to Alice Springs, NT) ; 552 (Burra SA to Wilcannia NSW) ; 475 (Alice Springs to Kings Canyon, NT)

Top 7 Big Gravel Driving Days (km):
317 (Hells Gate QLD to Borroloola, NT) ; 243 (Coward Springs to Iga Warta, SA) ; 240 (Coober Pedy to Coward Springs, SA) ; 184 (Adels Grove to Hell's Gate, QLD) ; 152 (Iga Warta to Arkaroola, SA) ; 134 (Cooktown to Laura, NT) ; 102 (Arthur River to Corinna, TAS)
No. of Car Ferries: 6 ; No. of River Crossings: So many ; No of Causeways: Numerous

Top 5 Best Drives: Dorrigo to Bellingen, NSW ; Bloomfield Track, QLD ; Western Explorer, TAS ; Palm Valley, NT ; Argadell's Backcountry, SA

Running and Hiking:
Bern Strava KM's: 988.2 km ; Km per Week: 29.8 km per week ; Best Trail Run - Bern: Palm Valley (15.0km, 5.00min per km) ; No. Of ParkRuns: 15

Steve Strava KM's: 859.5 km ; Km per Week: 25.9 km per week ; Best Trail Run - Steve: Rawnsley Bluff (12.0km) ; No. Of Park Runs: 15

Top 5 Best Hikes: Mt Donaldson, TAS ; South East Cape, TAS ; Cape Hue, TAS ; Palm Valley, NT ; Kings Canyon Rim Walk, NT

Cost and Budget: Total Cost: $40,405 (excluding start up costs) ; $ per Week: $1219 per week ; $ per Day: $174 per day ; $ per Kilometre: $1.41 per km
Food and Groceries: $66.43 per day (38%) ; Accomodation: $25.13 per day (14%) ; Diesel: $23.02 per day (13%) ; Vehicle Maintenance: $26.37 per day (15%) ; Tours and Transport: $19.83 per day (11%) ; Supplies and Misc: $10.53 per day (6%) ; Mobile and internet: $2.84 per day (2%)

Vehicle (Up-front) Costs: 2008 Outback: +$10k (Sold) ; 2008 Prado: -$32k (Bought) ; 2008 Prado: +$20k (Sold) ; 2014 Outback: -$26k (Bought) ; 2012 Jayco Swan: -$23.5 (Bought) ; 2012 Jayco Swan: +$24.5 (Sold)
Balance: -$26k

Entertainment:
Number of skate parks: Heaps ; Number of playgrounds: Hundreds ; Number of bush wee's: Uncountable ; Number of repeats of 'The Wiggly Woo': Infinite